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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Dark and Moody

I know it must be challenging having one planet with two hemispheres and reversed seasons. Are you confused? I think you must be, as I sit here staring out the window to yet another day of rain.

I feel a bit pushy for reminding you of this, but today is 1 December 2010. In Melbourne. It is the first day of summer. Where is the sun?

I do want my heart to skip lightly to bright whites and lobster, and sarongs and sun hats but instead I find myself attracted to this:

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because who needs windows when its always dark outside.

and wanting to sleep more than usual, here:

and here:

to nurse my flu \ cold. Did I mention my cold? Oh, I think my cold, and the cold and flu that half my office has, have come about because it is the first day of summer and it is still raining and cold. Just like it has been since April. Sorry to mention it again.

Anyway this weather is making me turn to boho Dickensian dark and moody interiors, like this:

and this﻿, which has given me quite a lot of pleasure lately:

And also I have a hankering for a bit of 1940's wartime to get me through this wet spell, wearing of course my new Persol spectacles from the man section at OPSM.

Have you noticed that it rains exactly at School drop off time and pick up time as well? And that it only pours all day on the weekend? Melbourne isn't supposed to be humid too - people are now commenting on the curl in my hair. Yuck!

I adored Enigma. Sorry to hear about your awful flu/coldie thing. We're got sore throats and thumping headaches in our house. But that might just be because the goofballs are very naughty and everyone's been yelling alot. Cranky, cranky, last week of school term. Anyhoo, I would love to crawl into some of those darkly, inviting images and wake up when summer decideds to arrive. Meredy xo

Hi Jane...so sorry you're not feeling well and that Mother Nature isn't behaving as nicely as she could be! It sounds like you have our wintery weather...I bet a flowery springy skirt would make you feel better! I *loved* the Dickensian room, I wish I was all curled up in there with a DVD or book right now myself.When I'm ill, I eat lots of raw garlic (chopped and soaked in olive oil and put on Rosemary bread to take the sting away) and I drink tones of Echhinacea tea...seems to help.

Well I just posted about the Papaw...I still can't believe I won! It was like an early Christmas! ♥

My grim, rainy weather greets your grim, rainy weather. We come in peace. I was offered a job as a codebreaker in the UK once, but when I went to visit the building where I'd be mostly based, my eagle eye immediately spotted that it had no windows. I couldn't bear that. I hope your cold gets better soon, and that you are sipping a hot brandy as you read this.